Notice2026-07290
Data Collection Available for Public Comments
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Published
April 15, 2026
Issuing agencies
Small Business Administration
Abstract
The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20247-20248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07290]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Data Collection Available for Public Comments
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the
collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information before
submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response
to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.
DATES: Submit comments on or before June 15, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Nick Ivory, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdd3d4ded5d2d1dcce93d4cbd2cfc4fdcedfdc93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85ebece6edeae9e4f6abecf3eaf7fcc5f6e7e4abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a> and
Office of Entrepreneurial Development (OED), Small Business
Administration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Ivory, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07496e646f686b6674296e7168757e4774656629606871">[email protected]</a>,
Office of Entrepreneurial Development (OED), Small Business
Administration, (202) 710-2877, and Shauniece Carter, Interim Agency
Clearance Officer, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#23704b42564d4a4640460d404251574651635041420d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0f3c8c1d5cec9c5c3c58ec3c1d2d4c5d2e0d3c2c18ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 935-6942.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SBA intends to request approval from OMB
for a new generic clearance. This will allow SBA to collect information
from individuals or entities to administer, judge, and evaluate prize
competitions conducted under the America COMPETES Act and other
authorities authorizing the SBA to conduct prize competitions.
Competitions may include various stages of information collection,
including, but not limited to an application phase, a live presentation
phase, or a challenge task phase that assesses real-world skills.
Information collected will be used to determine participant
eligibility, select and score prize competition entries according to
the rules of each prize competition, administer prizes, or evaluate the
effectiveness and outcomes of the competition.
Information may include basic identifying and contact details
needed to register participants and communicate about the competition,
structured data about the subject of the competition that are necessary
to review and judge entries, financial and performance data, and
information related to judging and competition outcomes, such as
quantitative and qualitative scores for each entry across defined
criteria. As questions may vary depending on the prize competition, SBA
will provide the specific questions for each prize competition when it
submits the information collection under the generic information
collection request to OMB for approval.
Solicitation of Public Comments
SBA is requesting comments on (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the agency to properly perform its
functions; (b) whether the burden estimates are accurate; (c) whether
there are ways to minimize the burden, including through the use of
automated techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d)
whether
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there are ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information.
Summary of Information Collection
PRA Number: To be assigned.
Title: Generic Clearance for Prize Competitions.
Description of Respondents: Participants in prize competitions.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 2,000.
Total Estimated Hour Annual Burden: 10,000.
Shauniece Carter,
Interim Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-07290 Filed 4-14-26; 8:45 am]
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